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A formal investigation of inequalities in health behaviours after age 50 on the Island of Ireland
Hudson, Eibhlin; Madden, David; Mosca, Irene - 2014
, quality of life and mortality. Understanding inequality in relation to these behaviours among older people is important in the … context of a rapidly ageing population. In this study, we examine income-related inequality in relation to these three key … indices and decompose them to determine the factors which contribute most to inequality. We then examine whether differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010248839
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Early intervention and child health : evidence from a Dublin-based randomized controlled trial
Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; Lovett, Judy; Rawdon, … - 2015
This article investigates the impact of an early intervention program, which experimentally modifies the parenting and home environment of disadvantaged families, on child health in the first 3 years of life. We recruited and randomized 233 (115 intervention, 118 control) pregnant women from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010512461
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Still unequal at birth : birth weight, socioeconomic status and outcomes at Age 9
McGovern, Mark E. - 2011
Birth weight is an important aspect of public health which has been linked to increased risk of infant death, increased cost of care, and a range of later life outcomes. Using data from a new Irish cohort study, I document the relationship between birth weight and socioeconomic status. A strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732550
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The relationship between low birthweight and socioeconomic status in Ireland
Madden, David - 2012
inequality appears to be less important for the case of preterm births, while fathers education and local environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733088
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Don't stress : early life conditions, hypertension, and selection into associated risk factors
McGovern, Mark E. - 2012
Early life conditions have been linked to various domains of later life health, including cardiovascular outcomes. Using life history data from 13 European countries, I find that childhood socioeconomic status and measures of childhood health are related to hypertension, although there is cross...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733750
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Born to win? : the role of circumstances and luck in early childhood health inequalities
Madden, David - 2013
This paper measures the degree of inequality of opportunity in birthweight and birthlength for a sample of Irish … tests reveal the presence of inequality of opportunity but its fraction of total inequality is comparatively small at 1 …-2%, with the remainder of inequality assigned to random, unobserved factors. These results are robust to finer partitioning of …
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Child and adolescent obesity in Ireland : a longitudinal perspective
Madden, David - 2016
This paper examines developments in childhood and adolescent obesity in Ireland using two waves of the Growing Up in Ireland survey. Obesity appears to level off between the two waves though there is tentative evidence that the socioeconomic gradient, measured with respect to maternal education...
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Childhood obesity and maternal education in Ireland
Madden, David - 2016
This paper analyses the socioeconomic gradient of chilidhood obesity in Ireland using the Growing Up in Ireland data with three innovations compared to previous work in the area. A different measure of socioeconomic status, maternal education, is employed. In addition, the depth and severity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561031
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The dynamics of multidimensional poverty in a cohort of Irish children
Madden, David - 2021
This paper examines multidimensional poverty for three waves of a cohort of Irish children ranging from ages 9 to 17. Poverty is measured over the dimensions of health, education and family resources and both unidimensional and multidimensional poverty is examined. Both show a clear gradient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012602322
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Should early health investments work? : evidence from an RCT of a home visiting programme
Coy, Deirdre; Doyle, Orla - 2020
Evidence for the short-term impact of early intervention on childhood health is weak and inconsistent. Using rigorous methods, careful hypothesis setting, and socioeconomic contextualisation, we examine the impact of an Irish home visiting programme on child health. The treatment provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251242